Maximize Your Summer: Ideas for Principals

Maximizing Summer for principals


The students are home. The teachers are on vacation. The front office phones have stopped ringing off the hook. Yes, your workday as a principal may be much quieter now, so take advantage of the summertime to become more efficient, increase your skills and prepare for September with renewed enthusiasm. Here are some ideas for making this happen:

•Make staffing decisions early.

•Brush up on safety.

•Network!

•Get tech-savvy.

•Hear them out.

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For Teachers: 5 Ways to reducing stress in the classroom

You’ve been in school for a few months now, and the work is beginning to pile up. Between lesson plans, grading, report cards, parent-teacher conferences, and your personal life, it’s easy to lose yourself in the never-ending “to do” list. But it doesn’t have to be that way. There are some easy actions you can take to ease your stress and busy schedule:
5 Ways to Reduce Stress in the Classroom (and Beyond) - Infographic

1. Prioritize:

To do this well, you’ll need to be honest and realistic with yourself… Continue reading